The object of these lectures is to exhibit the power of evangelism, to trace its manifestation, development, and vicissitudes in various stages of the church and human history. Each esteemed author in this series delivers a lecture on the life and work of some of history's most important evangelists, starting with the Apostle Paul. Authors include W. G. Blaikie, James Stalker, and Marcus Dods, and the evangelists include St. Augustine, John Wycliffe, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, John Owen, John Bunyan, John Wesley, and many more. Delivered in St. George's Free Church of Edinburgh, Scotland between 1881–1884, The Evangelical Succession Lecture Series traces the history of these heroes of the faith in a unique and inspiring manner.

The following lectures were delivered in St. George's Free Church, Edinburgh in 1882–1883: "John Calvin," by James S. Candlish "John Knox," by Robert W. Barbour "Alexander Henderson," by G. Webster Thomson "Samuel Rutherfurd," by A. Taylor Innes "Archibishop Leighton," by W. G. Blaikie "Richard Baxter," by James Stalker "Zinsendorf," by William Binnie

The following lectures were delivered in St. George's Free Church, Edinburgh in 1883–1884: "John Owen," by W. H. Goold "John Bunyan," by W. Robertson Nicoll "Thomas Boston," by W. Scrymgeour "Jonathan Edwards," by James Iverach "John Wesley," by J. H. Wilson "William Carey," by George Smith "Alexadre Rodolphe Vinet," by R. J. Sandeman "Thomas Chalmers," by W. C. Smith "Thomas Chalmers: A Fragment," by Henry Wellwood Moncreiff

The following lectures were delivered in St. George's Free Church, Edinburgh in 1881–1882: "Paul the Apostle," by Robert Rainy "Augustine, Bishop of Hippo," by Marcus Dods "Columba, Founder of Iona," by James Calder Macphail "Anselm of Canterbury," by Thomas Smith "Bernard of Clairvaux," by Thomas M. Lindsay "John Wycliffe," by Principal Brown "Martin Luther," by C. A. Salmond